Receiving Instrumental Support in Late Parent-Child Relationships and Parental Depression

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 981-994

  Djundeva, Maja ^a   Mills, Melinda ^b   Wittek, Rafael ^a   Steverink, Nardi ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aging; Depression; Instrumental support; Intergenerational solidarity; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84946575222     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbu136     Document Type: Article

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